Vocabulary Test Online - DIY

Test your vocabulary by dynamic question sheets, including options like spelling words of American middle school and high school, some standardized exams, and word frequency levels.

Want to get a comment or suggestion? Show the result to your teacher, or report it to us by the PL Tutor Page.
Vocabulary Study Online by Level
Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a fast, reliable, and handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. It has lots of built-in word lists to load by level.
 Test Questions
Middle School: 8th Grade
academic     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
city center; one who lives in a city center
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization
duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
expected or expecting to be something particular in the future
given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy or vain
Don't select.
astronomer     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
Select answer:
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
a physicist who studies astronomy
sweet topping, especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
Don't select.
biology     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
Select answer:
small planet; one of many large rocks that circle the sun
a thousand billion
sweet topping, especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles
science that studies living organisms
Don't select.
brochure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
Select answer:
sweet topping, especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar
small book usually having paper cover; pamphlet
use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; lake used to store water for community use
sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; contest
Don't select.
concentrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
Select answer:
bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
begin or originate; cause something to begin
deny the truth of a statement, especially by asserting the opposite; confront
take part in an event or activity
exchange; use something or someone instead of another thing or person
Don't select.
decision     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
Select answer:
a type of antibiotic, used in the treatment of various infections and diseases
a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation
Don't select.
depart     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
Select answer:
come into conflict or opposition; conflict
keep in any particular state or condition; keep up or carry on
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
go away or leave, especially on a journey; set out
Don't select.
ecology     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
Select answer:
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
organization created for business ventures, especially one that will earn money
minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
Don't select.
exhilaration     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
Select answer:
feeling of excitement and happiness
notion founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression; favorable estimation
instrument for measuring temperature
youth or adolescent; not fully grown or developed
a process of asking someone questions for a long time to get information
Don't select.
harass     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
Select answer:
take part in an event or activity
make legal; allow something by law
annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
learn something to remember it exactly; commit to memory; learn by heart
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute
Don't select.
indecision     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
Select answer:
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
instrument for measuring temperature
state of being unable to make a choice; a lack of firmness of character or purpose
water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
Don't select.
justice     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
Select answer:
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
a request to participate, be present, or take part in something
a large building in which sports or entertainments take place
quality of being just; fairness in the way people are dealt with; uprightness
organization created for business ventures, especially one that will earn money
Don't select.
memorize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
Select answer:
consent to; give permission
educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed
learn something to remember it exactly; commit to memory; learn by heart
make someone very annoyed, usually when in difficult situations
officially take private property away from someone, usually by legal authority
Don't select.
microscope     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
Select answer:
a musician who performs a single
a device that uses lenses to make very small objects look larger
act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
Don't select.
parachute     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
Select answer:
one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by verdict
rescue equipment made of a large piece of cloth that is fastened to a person who is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him fall slowly
special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
Don't select.
penitentiary     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
Select answer:
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
an occasion when something starts
state or federal prison for convicted felons
portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea
Don't select.
ravioli     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
Select answer:
a person who provides musical accompaniment, usually on a piano
a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people
an opinion or decision made after judging the facts, especially one made at the end of a trial
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
small squares of pasta, often filled with meat or cheese, that are cooked in boiling water
Don't select.
reusable     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
Select answer:
unfriendly and not liking something; showing the disposition of an enemy
impossible to break especially under ordinary usage
interested in learning about people or things around you; eager for knowledge
capable of being used again
expected or expecting to be something particular in the future
Don't select.
superintendent     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
Select answer:
a small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet; cookie
a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department or office
a type of bread that is small, hard, and in the shape of a ring
instrument for measuring temperature
one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the tv
Don't select.
trajectory     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
Select answer:
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of urgent need for action or assistance
very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
a special container that keeps drinks hot or cold
portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books
curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
Don't select.